RPC VII.2, 2478

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2478
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Group a
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from front; below, globe
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Edition Περγαίων
Translation of the Pergaeans
Reverse design Artemis standing right, holding arrow and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.31 g
Axis 12
Reference Watson 685
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: Σ.Μ. 1904/05, ΙϚ', 334 Svoronos, JIAN 6 (1903), p. 210, no. 334 (Mavromichali)
2 2     A-KIKPE SNG Pfalz 373
3 3     ✸ B. Michaux coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     O. Tekin, 'Some Greek Imperial Coins found at Perge', Anadolu Araştirmalari 13 (1994), p. 183, no. 13
6 6     Private coll.
7 7     Numismad 19, 25–26 Oct. 2024, lot 997